Pictures of your DIY lights - Post your pics!!!

Randomblame · Nov 24, 2017

astonehead said:
I have a lux meter but with the 3k cobs and 3500k boards if they match I either need to run the boards at 20w or the cobs at 160 per 3, the 3k is nowhere near as bright as more red. I would use that if they were all the same spectrum
Thanks

Hmm! That's strange!
I did not see such high differences between 3 and 3,5k spectrum. Less than 5% usually...
Nevertheless, I would turn up the boards first, because they have the better distribution, and then turn up the COB's until it looks uniform. But I think you already do that....

astonehead · Nov 24, 2017

Could be that if I measure at 12inchs the lights don’t blend enough, maybe il try 18 inch’s and see how it goes

astonehead · Nov 25, 2017

So iv spread everything out now so it’s not so cramped into a frame that is 1mx1m so the cobs are roughly 16 inch’s on centre with the boards in the centre, I think I’m going to source another driver so I can run the boards at 300w and then 100w or more to each set of 3 cobs.

Seems much more even spread of lux at least now not so many hotspots on the meter

How it looks now.

Dave455 · Nov 25, 2017

astonehead said:
So iv spread everything out now so it’s not so cramped into a frame that is 1mx1m so the cobs are roughly 16 inch’s on centre with the boards in the centre, I think I’m going to source another driver so I can run the boards at 300w and then 100w or more to each set of 3 cobs.

Seems much more even spread of lux at least now not so many hotspots on the meter

How it looks now.
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Photons are buzzing.......sweet rig !!

topcat · Jan 19, 2018

My design of a remote driver/limited height fixture. Yeah, the

various SMD strips and boards are a better choice for limited height but I put this idea in my head 2 years ago and couldn't get rid of it until I built it.View attachment 4075792 View attachment 4075794 View attachment 4075795 It consists of Mean Well HLG-120H-C1400B driver, Citizen CLU048-1818 3000K 90CRI CoB, 16 inches apart, MechaTronix IceLED 550 active heat sink. 160W at the wall, includes MW APV-12-12 fan driver.

Olive Drab Green · Jan 20, 2018

topcat said:
My design of a remote driver/limited height fixture. Yeah, theView attachment 4075806 View attachment 4075808 View attachment 4075811 View attachment 4075815 various SMD strips and boards are a better choice for limited height but I put this idea in my head 2 years ago and couldn't get rid of it until I built it.View attachment 4075792 View attachment 4075794 View attachment 4075795 It consists of Mean Well HLG-120H-C1400B driver, Citizen CLU048-1818 3000K 90CRI CoB, 16 inches apart, MechaTronix IceLED 550 active heat sink. 160W at the wall, includes MW APV-12-12 fan driver.

I dig it!

burnpile · Jan 20, 2018

Here is my latest build, the cobs are warm white cheapo's, 100 watt chips, 3500ma max, running at 1400ma. Still need to get the dimmer hooked up. Next up are 2 similar except using luminous cmx 22, going to 9" spacing on the cobs and an A drivers.

HydroRed · Jan 20, 2018

burnpile said:
Here is my latest build, the cobs are warm white cheapo's, 100 watt chips, 3500ma max, running at 1400ma. Next up are 2 similar except using luminous cmx 22.

Clean work!

sproutlyled · Jan 20, 2018

I've been working on designing my own custom LED grow light for the past couple of months. Here is some pix of my prototype: Sproutly LED.

100w multi-color LED.
Bluetooth smartphone control app
built-in temperature + humidly sensor
programmable light cycle and spectrum control

burnpile · Jan 20, 2018

HydroRed said:
Clean work!

Thanks, it's still looks like a rats nest with all the wiring. Compared to the quantum board fixtures these are a pain with all the wiring, I guess I thrive on figuring things out and the build process, I spent about 6 hrs today soldering and figuring things out.

sproutlyled · Jan 20, 2018

burnpile said:
Here is my latest build, the cobs are warm white cheapo's, 100 watt chips, 3500ma max, running at 1400ma. Still need to get the dimmer hooked up. Next up are 2 similar except using luminous cmx 22, going to 9" spacing on the cobs and an A drivers.

Oh nice and clean build! What is the enclosure made of? How did you make those cuts so perfectly?

burnpile · Jan 20, 2018

sproutlyled said:
I've been working on designing my own custom LED grow light for the past couple of months. Here is some pix of my prototype: Sproutly LED.

100w multi-color LED.

Bluetooth smartphone control app

built-in temperature + humidly sensor

programmable light cycle and spectrum control

Mines pretty vanilla compared to this.

burnpile · Jan 20, 2018

sproutlyled said:
Oh nice and clean build! What is the enclosure made of? How did you make those cuts so perfectly?

It helps to have a sheet metal shop with a 5000w c02 laser, the enclosure is .06" 5052, the heatsink is leftover from some job.

HydroRed · Jan 20, 2018

burnpile said:
It helps to have a sheet metal shop with a 5000w c02 laser, the enclosure is .06" 5052, the heatsink is leftover from some job.

lucky bastard haha

sproutlyled · Jan 20, 2018

JavaCo said:
24 vero 18's powered by 4 hgl-185h-c1050 meanwells. Six 2700k Twelve 3000k and 6 3000k

This is the coolest light i've ever seen! What are those LCD display things in the middle? Is air being pushed back to the central hub?

sproutlyled · Jan 20, 2018

burnpile said:
It helps to have a sheet metal shop with a 5000w c02 laser, the enclosure is .06" 5052, the heatsink is leftover from some job.

Oh nice. Do you do your own CAD work?

burnpile · Jan 20, 2018

sproutlyled said:
Oh nice. Do you do your own CAD work?

Somewhat, I usually get the details drawn in autocad, then my programmer converts that to the flat layout to laser cut.

JavaCo · Jan 20, 2018

sproutlyled said:
This is the coolest light i've ever seen! What are those LCD display things in the middle? Is air being pushed back to the central hub?

Thanks ,Yeah air is sucked in threw the heat sinks threw the tubes and into then out of the hub. The lcd 's are voltage and amp readoutshttps://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-200V-10A-Voltmeter-Ammeter-Blue-Red-LED-Amp-Dual-Digital-Volt-Meter-Gauge/201959994576?hash=item2f05c0f4d0:g:WHQAAOSw0j9ZSPU7 . About to retire the light though, going to start a new build pretty soon, hoping they release some Vero Gen 8's before I get much older.

growingforfun · Jan 21, 2018

JavaCo said:
Thanks ,Yeah air is sucked in threw the heat sinks threw the tubes and into then out of the hub. The lcd 's are voltage and amp readoutshttps://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-200V-10A-Voltmeter-Ammeter-Blue-Red-LED-Amp-Dual-Digital-Volt-Meter-Gauge/201959994576?hash=item2f05c0f4d0:g:WHQAAOSw0j9ZSPU7 . About to retire the light though, going to start a new build pretty soon, hoping they release some Vero Gen 8's before I get much older.

So this ones coming up for sale ?

JavaCo · Jan 21, 2018

growingforfun said:
So this ones coming up for sale ?

Depends on if anyone wants to buy it I suppose.

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